The Modified Nagato

Late at night, in the highest building in the center of Amegakure.

Nagato Uzumaki sat in a specially made chair, resting with his eyes closed. Even in his sleep, his body twitched slightly, caused by the pain from the wounds on his back and legs.

Given his current physical condition, especially with so many Black Receiver inserted in his back, he can't even lie down or lie face down to sleep. He can only sleep sitting in a chair every day.

In his sleep, Nagato seemed to have returned to the past. A faint chill permeated his body, as if cold rain from the sky had fallen on him. He saw again the scene of Yahiko dying at his hands...

Under immense mental stimulation, he suddenly opened his eyes, only to find that he was no longer in Amegakure, but in a desolate land. A cold wind blew by, chilling him to the bone, which was why he felt cold.

The Six Paths of Pain, which he had been controlling, were now completely undetectable. It was unclear whether they had been destroyed or were simply too far away to be sensed.

When he looked up, his face was filled with shock. The huge, pale blue planet above him seemed very similar to the map he had seen. Looking at his surroundings, even Nagato, who considered himself well-traveled, was dumbfounded. "This... is the moon?!"

Before he could finish his thought, he felt a whistling wind behind him. Turning around, he saw a huge golem suddenly appear behind him.

"The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path... What on earth is going on? Why are the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and I suddenly on the moon?"

"The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was originally inside the moon; it's just returning to its original place. As for you... I think you're a very useful catfish, so I called you over."

Along with the voice, a handsome Blond Boy and a tall, stunningly beautiful woman appeared. The boy looked at Nagato as if he were looking at some rare and exotic beast.

Nagato narrowed his eyes slightly. Years of hardship had long since honed the originally introverted boy into a qualified ninja. Sensing that his Six Paths Incarnations had completely disappeared, he activated his Ninjutsu almost without saying a word: "Shinra Tensei!"

The powerful repulsive force formed a semi-circular shield, pushing out in all directions. However, before the repulsive force could reach Vegapunk, Hancock's face turned frosty, and she leaped up, punching the repulsive force circle.

The cracking sounds were incessant. The originally powerful repulsive force briefly clashed with Hancock before being pushed back, and Nagato himself was sent flying with a whoosh.

Even Nagato himself hadn't expected this. Caught off guard, he was sent flying and crashed into a mountainside behind him. The black iron rods that were already embedded in his back pierced through his chest with a series of hissing sounds.

While Nagato's Shinra Tensei was undoubtedly more powerful without using the Six Paths of Pain, the backlash from its counter was far greater than imagined. Moreover, he was already quite fragile, and his back had been rubbed by so many iron rods. Just one punch from Hancock had already left this orphan of the Uzumaki Clan severely injured, coughing up blood and on the verge of death.

"Hancock, you went too far!" Vegapunk said, rolling his eyes. Then he reached out and used a strange magnetic force to lift Nagato up and move him in front of him.

"I'm sorry, darling, I didn't expect this guy to be so fragile... Please forgive me~"

Hancock looked pitiful and hugged Vegapunk, rubbing against him. However, Vegapunk had already figured out that she didn't really mean any remorse; she was just using this as an excuse to act cute.

"Alright, alright, I'm not blaming you," Vegapunk gently patted Hancock's lowered head, then looked at Nagato, who was now on the verge of Nagato.

"Please help me with this first aid, Hancock!"

Hancock looked up at Nagato, her face immediately turning as if she were looking at something filthy. "This guy got off easy. If it weren't for my dear needing you, I wouldn't have helped you heal."

Hancock, by Vegapunk's side, learned a lot of Ninjutsu knowledge through learning machines that directly implanted it into her brain, including Medical Ninjutsu.

Although she rarely uses these things, with her current level, even just inputting Yang Release Chakra is enough to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. Coupled with the medical knowledge in her mind, even if someone is cut in half and has their internal organs removed, as long as they still have a breath left, Hancock can easily save them.

Hancock reached out her hand, but she didn't actually touch Nagato. Instead, a powerful Yang Release Chakra entered Nagato's body like a ray of light. Instantly, Nagato, who had been breathing weakly, began to breathe steadily, and his emaciated body gradually swelled up.

That head of dark red hair, which had a somewhat pale and dry texture, slowly became shiny and lustrous under the nourishment of the massive Yang Release Chakra, transforming into a vibrant red full of life.

However, the iron rod in his chest did not retract. After all, Yang Release Chakra can only accelerate self-healing ability, but it cannot make the iron rod stuck in his flesh jump out automatically.

Moreover, although it is called an iron rod, it is actually a pure Chakra creation. Its hardness and toughness are even greater than ordinary metals, so it is impossible for Nagato's restored body to break it.

However, Nagato had regained some of his senses, gritted his teeth and slammed his hand on the iron rod. With a hiss, the iron Chakra Iron emerged from his back.

Along with the iron rod came a large amount of dark red filthy blood, indicating that his body and the iron rod had been coexisting for quite some time, hence the large amount of residue.

However, Nagato didn't think about that now. Instead, he quickly slammed out one iron bar after another, and blood instantly flowed all over the ground.

At this moment, Nagato was still under the healing effect of Yang Release Chakra. The dark red filthy blood gradually turned into fresh red blood, and finally slowly stopped flowing. The huge wound that had almost pierced through him completely closed up.

Huff... Nagato let out a relaxed breath, slowly stood up, feeling the ease in his legs and back, his face almost showing disbelief.

Before the joy on Nagato's face could fade, Vegapunk snapped his fingers, "Hancock, knock him out! Experimental subjects don't need to be awake!"

"OK, dear!"

"What?... Wait! You..." Nagato's expression changed, and he looked up. Before he could finish speaking, Hancock attacked without hesitation.

With a flash, Hancock appeared before Nagato at unimaginable speed, her white index finger gently tapping Nagato's forehead.

Although the finger was as white and delicate as jade, seemingly harmless, a loud alarm sounded in Nagato's mind. His eyes narrowed slightly, and without hesitation, he unleashed his fastest Ninjutsu, Shinra Tensei, once again.

He was prepared that even if he couldn't defeat his opponent, he could at least knock himself away, which would create distance!

However, a faint black light flashed on Hancock's fingers, and the power of the Truth-Seeking Orb of All Things instantly broke through Shinra Tensei, then touched a spot two centimeters in front of Nagato's forehead.

A faint black Inazuma flashed, and Nagato felt as if a huge hammer had struck his brain. He immediately felt dizzy, his vision blurred, and he passed out.

Conqueror's Haki - Internal Blast!

This is an advanced application of Conqueror's Haki deduced by Vegapunk using his Quantum Brain. Previously, Hancock's strength was insufficient, and she could only achieve ordinary Conqueror's Haki Infusion. However, Hancock is now many times stronger than she was in the Pirate World, and naturally, she has also learned this method of application.

This method of directly injecting Conqueror's Haki into the opponent's body can cause enormous damage, especially near the brain. Basically, being hit by it once will leave the person in a vegetative state.

However, Hancock restrained the power of her Conqueror's Haki, merely using a loose amount of Conqueror's Haki to shock Conqueror's Haki's Seaquake, roughly equivalent to a mental shock amplified dozens of times. As a result, she easily knocked Nagato unconscious.

After all, Conqueror's Haki grows along with the host. Hancock's strength has increased so much, so naturally the power of Conqueror's Haki has also increased many times over.

"All done, darling!" Hancock clapped her hands, looking like she needed praise, and moved closer to Vegapunk. Vegapunk gently stroked her long hair and back a few times. "Well done, as expected of Hancock."

Hancock was easily subdued, her face flushed pink. Vegapunk then used a Sealing Techniques to seal the unconscious Nagato's Chakra and took him directly to the Laboratory.

After the Teleportation Array was completed, all of Vegapunk's Laboratory were connected into one, so Hancock and Vegapunk took him directly from the moon to the Rōran base.

In fact, even several other countries have begun to implement Teleportation Array. Although they can only transport some emergency supplies and important personnel now, according to Vegapunk's estimates, in another ten years or so, all the major cities in this world should be connected by Teleportation Array.

In Rōran's base, Yakushi Nonō, looking tense yet subtly excited and with a twisted, fanatical attachment, arrived at Vegapunk's Laboratory.

"My lord, I have arrived... Do you need my service?"

Looking up at Yakushi Nonō, Gapunk shook his head and pointed to the restraint bed in the Laboratory, where Nagato lay with his Nagato closed. "We have serious business to do this time. I'm going to perform brain surgery on this guy, and you'll be my assistant!"

Yakushi Nonō paused for a moment, her face flushing slightly, but as a former top spy of Konoha, she quickly regained her composure. "Yes, sir... Is this someone very important?"

"It is indeed quite important... It's not easy to completely control this guy."

Vegapunk said something and picked up the scalpel. As the owner of the Rinnegan, Nagato was extremely difficult to control, and Vegapunk was not sure if the quantum transporter could control him.

After all, the Rinnegan had coexisted with Nagato for so long that it had almost completely altered his bloodline; otherwise, Nagato wouldn't have still possessed the power of the Rinnegan after Impure World Reincarnation.

Even though Nagato's Rinnegan was only a fragment of the Six Paths Level power, Vegapunk was not confident that he could completely control it.

However, creating clones would not only result in somewhat dull behavior, but would also require a significant amount of resources.

After much deliberation, Vegapunk decided to directly modify Nagato's brain, so that Nagato could retain his memories and become his puppet.

This is precisely why Vegapunk called over the Yakushi Nonō; he didn't have much time left, and having an assistant would at least speed up the surgery.

Although they managed to bring Nagato over at night, if Nagato hadn't returned by daytime the next day, he would definitely be discovered.

You see, Nagato has been using the Six Paths of Pain to impersonate his own existence. Now, the Six Paths of Pain are unable to contact Nagato and are essentially offline, or in other words, in a state of complete limbo. If they are discovered, things will get interesting.

Vegapunk wanted to make Nagato his puppet, mainly because of the Rinnegan, which would make him easy to manipulate, but Nagato's power was also something he coveted.

Although Yakushi Nonō was a spy, her Medical Ninjutsu skills were actually no worse than those of special Special Jonin who specialized in medicine. After becoming Vegapunk's person, she was further enhanced by Vegapunk using Hashirama Cells, which greatly increased the quality of her Yang Release Chakra. Now, apart from Tsunade, her Medical Ninjutsu skills should be in the top tier.

Considering the considerable new knowledge she's gained from Vegapunk, her Medical Ninjutsu skills might already be second to none in the Ninja World. At the very least, speeding up Vegapunk's surgery wouldn't be a problem.

Vegapunk cut directly through Nagato's skull along the seam and began performing brain surgery on Nagato, inserting Chip to remotely control Nagato.

Yakushi Nonō didn't know much about Vegapunk's advanced technology, but she could still perform the surgery. After two hours, Vegapunk finally connected the Chip to Nagato's brain and then sutured it in place.

Nagato quickly returned to normal, except that his Red Hair had been shaved off and he was still unconscious with his eyes closed.

Afterwards, Vegapunk gave Nagato two more injections, adding the genes of the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan to him. Since Nagato had now become his puppet, this would allow him to better control the Rinnegan.

In the end, Vegapunk sealed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path within Nagato's body, truly enhancing his life essence.